July 2022 - First Church Berkeley UCC

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The Carillon | July 28, 2022

Grants to Outside Organizations

The Justice & Service Ministry (J&S) would like to thank everyone in the First Church Berkeley community for your generosity during our weekly Sunday offering. Here’s how we’ve helped the following organizations during the first half of 2022: Jan. Ethiopian Village Schools Foundation $3,958 Feb. Casa San Jose Orphanage $3,148 March Bethlehem Lutheran Church, New Orleans $4,819 Good Friday UCC …

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July 31 Learning Hour – Reading a Poem: Finding Your Own Way (Together) Between the Lines

Sun., July 31, 11:45 amLoper Chapel Do you love poetry, or wish you loved or liked poetry, but don’t quite feel at home reading it? A poem can be a catalyst of deepening spiritual deepening with integrity, a key to the mattering of your own experience. An hour spent with a crafted poem sometimes repays itself for years. In this …

Second Sunday Sandwiches – Aug. 7

Sun., Aug. 7, 10:15 amCloister We look forward to seeing you this Sunday for Savory Sunday Sandwiches! (It’s not the second Sunday, so had to be creative.) In addition to the needed-items listed here, we need a big box of disposable gloves and a “Costco”-sized box of quart-sized plastic bags (has 4 boxes with 54 bags in each) for the …

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The Carillon | July 21, 2022

Borrow a Book – Mental Health and Disability Library Cart

Every 4th Sunday of the month The Mental Health and Disability Ministry Team’s Library Cart will be available every fourth Sunday of the month (during the After Party, beginning at 11:15 am) for you to peruse, and maybe find a book you would like to borrow. Printed catalogs for both the adult and children’s libraries will be available with descriptions of the …

Holland & Coots to Perform

Wed., Aug. 17, 7 pmLoper Chapel, FreeMasks required You are invited to attend a free concert by Brian Holland, pianist, and Danny Coots, drummer, in Loper Chapel. Holland and Coots are trained classical musicians, whose first love is traditional jazz and ragtime. Come hear jazz and ragtime festival favorites. Donations appreciated. For questions, contact Ron Loar ([email protected]).

Did You Know…?

…that you can still contribute to former Facilities Manager Bruce McNaught’s retirement “purse” by writing a check payable to Nick or Annis Kukulan and mailing it to their home address (listed in Realm or available from the church office) or you can use Venmo to send money to Annis (@Annis-Kukulan). Please send your contribution before July 31. Thank you. …that …